I am a passionate person whose life is filled with electronics and computer games. These two hobbies have accompanied me since childhood and have become an integral part of my worldview and life journey.
It all started the day when I was ten years old. My dad brought home an old cassette player. He said it was broken and planned to throw it away, but I asked him to let me keep it. At that moment, I didn’t know that this step would change my life. I carefully took the player apart, studying every wire, every board, and transistor. I didn’t have any tools, just an ordinary screwdriver and a huge desire to understand how everything worked. I spent hours on this "puzzle" until I finally found a disconnected wire. After reconnecting it, I felt incredible joy when I heard the familiar crackle and music from the speakers. That was when I realized that electronics were much more than just wires and boards.
Since then, I started collecting all the broken devices I could find. Friends and neighbors would bring me old phones, radios, and TV remotes. My room became filled with boxes of parts, including resistors, capacitors, and microchips. At first, I only fixed devices, but later I started building my own. One of my first projects was a homemade nightlight with adjustable brightness, which I gave to my younger sister. This project became a symbol for me, proving that I could create something useful from scraps.
If electronics are a passion for creating real things, computer games are a passion for exploring virtual worlds. My love for games began at the age of 12 when I first saw my older brother playing a strategy game about medieval kingdoms. I sat beside him, mesmerized, as he built castles, commanded armies, and defeated enemies. One day, my brother let me try it myself. It was a magical feeling to control an entire world on the screen.
When I got my own computer, I started exploring not just the games themselves but how they were made. I was curious about where characters came from, how maps were created, and why heroes moved the way they did. I became fascinated with game modding: changing character textures, creating new levels, and even writing simple scripts. The most memorable moment was when I added a new character to my favorite game — a hero resembling myself. This character wore a green hoodie and had the ability to repair broken mechanisms — a nod to my love for electronics.
Over time, I began to see games not just as entertainment but as a source of inspiration. Virtual worlds pushed me to create real projects. For example, after playing a sci-fi game, I wanted to build my own robot model. I started with a simple Arduino circuit, added light sensors, and made it move towards light sources. This project became another step toward significant technical achievements.
Not everything went smoothly. Once, I decided to build my first headphone amplifier. I found a schematic online, ordered the necessary parts, and eagerly began assembling. It took several days to complete. When I connected everything to the headphones and powered it on, nothing happened. Absolutely nothing. At first, I thought I had mixed up the wires, but checking everything revealed that it was assembled correctly. I was devastated. It took me a week to figure out the issue. It turned out that one of the components was defective. This lesson taught me patience and attentiveness.
Failures also accompanied my attempts at creating game mods. One mod was dedicated to adding a new crafting mechanic to an old RPG. I worked on it all summer, but the game kept crashing with an error. Time and again, I searched for the cause, combing through thousands of lines of code. Yet the more errors there were, the more intrigued I became. When everything finally worked, I felt like I had won a world championship.
I’m currently working on an ambitious project — building a home assistant robot. It will be able to move around the room, pick up small objects, and hand them to me. The project involves many fields: programming, electronics, mechanics, and even basic design skills. I started with a wheeled platform and obstacle sensors. Early tests showed that the robot got stuck in tight spaces. At first, it was frustrating, but I came to see it as part of the learning process. I improved the obstacle avoidance algorithm and added ultrasonic sensors. Now the robot navigates around chairs and corners.
Electronics and games have taught me important lessons: patience, attentiveness, and the ability to see problems from different angles. They’ve taught me not to fear mistakes and to keep trying until I succeed. Now I understand that electronics and virtual worlds are not opposites but two sides of the same path. They help me not only to grow but also to dream about the future.
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